SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 3168/10 Anatol MÄ‚TÄ‚SARU against the Republic of Moldova

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 6 February 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Paul Lemmens, President , Valeriu Griţco , Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström , judges ,

and Hasan Bakırcı , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 January 2010,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Anatol Mătăsaru , is a Moldovan national, who was born in 1970 and lives in Chișinău . He was represented before the Court by Mr V. Pan țî ru , a lawyer practising in Chișinău .

The Moldovan Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent ad interim , Mrs R. Revencu .

The applicant complained under Article 5 of the Convention about his unlawful detention and under Article 3 about the inhuman conditions of his detention.

On 7 December 2011 the Court gave notice to the Government of the applicant ’ s complaints detailed above and on the same day the applicant was informed by a letter.

On 29 September 2017 the applicant ’ s representative informed the Court that the applicant wanted to withdraw the application.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention or its Protocols, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 1 March 2018 .

Hasan Bakırcı Paul Lemmens              Deputy Registrar President